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Help Provide Solar Cookers in Darfur

Wish Description
Inaugurated by the Dutch charity KoZon, this program has shown remarkable success. As a result of the extremely dry conditions, most of the forests of Darfur are depleted, rendering firewood extremely scarce. When a camp of 20,000 refugees is placed in an area which normally supports a few thousand, locals fiercely defend their depleted firewood - to the point of raping the women and children who leave the camps to gather it. Through the use of solar cookers, which use only sunlight for cooking, trips outside the camps have declined 86%, demonstrably reducing the incidence of rape. The Solar Cooker Project has recently been picked up by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for use in four additional camps.
How The Money Will Be Spent

For Every $30 donation, we can provide a family with two solar cookers, two pots, two pot holders and the skills training for use of the cookers.

Wish Amount : $3,000
Amount Raised : $30
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Fund the entire amount of this wish ($2,970)
Donate $15   :   Buy 1 Solar Cooker for a Family!
$15 provides a family with one solar cooker, a pot, a pot holder and the skills and training for us of the cookers.
Donate $30   :   Buys 2 Solar Cookers for a Family!
$30 provides a family with two solar cookers, two pots, two pot holders and the skills training for use of the cookers.
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Jon Biel said:
Monday August 25, 2008 1:32 am
The distribution of this simple technology has such profound implications for the people of Darfur. For such a small amount of money, you can help feed a family, have an impact on their environment, and provide important safety for the women of Darfur. I can't wait to see you post some progress on this Wish. I would love to see pictures/video of the cookers in use.
 
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